Watercolor Sunflowers - SOLD

Sunflowers
Watercolor on Arches CP 300 lb paper, 25" x 19.5"
SOLD

And from the collector, here's the watercolor framed.
Beautifully framed, yes?

Glazed Sunflowers - SOLD

Glazed Sunflowers
Acrylics on Canvas Panel, 12" x 16"
SOLD.

I thought we would do sunflowers today, and I was set up to paint, but my private student forgot, so I painted these guys anyway. (Procrastinating on a large watercolor....)  A lot of the flowers themselves were done with acrylic glazes.

Hydrangea Variety - SOLD

Hydrangea Variety
Oil on Canvas Panel, 11" x 14"
SOLD.

These are still the same hydrangeas from my brother's yard, but I used a bit of artistic license, and pushed the more lavender stems into purples. These have more shadow in them, so the painting is a little more dramatic. I am liking the orangy background as well.

Seascape, Two Versions - SOLD

Seascape, Version One
Acrylics on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Seascape, Version Two
Acrylics on Canvas Panel, 11" x 14"
SOLD.

I thought we would try a seascape in class this week, so did it twice, to clarify the steps. I am trying the trick from Johannes where you use Super Heavy Gesso for the white, instead of Titanium White paint. It works great, by the way, and if you work in acrylics, and have an art store close by, I'd say Try it.

Which color version do you like better? And do you like the foam over the rock or behind the rock?

Hydrangeas from my Brother's Yard - SOLD

Hydrangeas from my Brother's Yard
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD.

Since both my nieces, E and N, claimed that the hydrangea bushes in my brother's yard were theirs, I decided to avoid the naming issue entirely. It's definitely hydrangea season in Maryland, they are gorgeous and everywhere right now. Thanks for the clippings, D. I found a nice sports drink jug to put them in.

Sunflowers, Warm and Bright - SOLD

Sunflowers, Warm and Bright
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD.

I had started this on Saturday, and then was away for the weekend, enjoying festivities with my family (oh, what a lovely time) so my sunflowers pretty much died. I had enough of a start, though, to be able to finish this one up, all warm and sunny. It's my favorite of the sunflower series.

Sunflowers with Jar - SOLD

Sunflowers with Jar
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10"
SOLD.

My sunflowers are beginning to droop just a bit, so I'll hurry up and paint as many versions as I can before they are done. I like this one with the shadows.

Sunflowers Twice Over - SOLD

Sunflowers on Turquoise
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14"
SOLD.

Sunflowers on Lavender
Acrylics on Canvas Panel, 11" x 14"
SOLD.

One in oils and one in acrylics. I was very proud of my private student. When given the choice between a fairly easy landscape with photo references, or painting sunflowers from life, she chose the harder one, and we did sunflowers. (Way to go, K.)

Sunflowers! - SOLD

Sunflowers!
Oil on Black Canvas, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Today started with a foray to the art store (yay!) to stock up on colors and canvas, and a detour afterwards to the gourmet grocers looking for fennel seed. The gourmet grocery was fun in and of itself, but they also had sunflowers, yippee! So I've got a bunch to paint for the next few days.

Light Sketch, Oils - SOLD

Light Sketch, Oils
Oils on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD.

Always I love a path with light and shadow, and distant trees beyond.

Flash $10 Sale - SOLD

You know how it goes, I get four or five paintings that don't sell, they accumulate, and I offer them at rock bottom prices. I can't go too much lower than $20, my usual price, but we'll try. (Sorry I can't offer free shipping too, but it just won't work.)

These are all $10 plus $7 shipping.

Mountain Pasture
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
New.
SOLD

Water's Edge
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD

Path Through Wheat Fields
Acrylics on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD

Summer Marsh
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10"
SOLD

Trail Away
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD

And that's it, for now.
Be quick, these guys go fast at this price.

Suncatchers - SOLD

Suncatchers
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD.

Another summery landscape.

Summer Marsh - SOLD

Summer Marsh
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10"
SOLD.

We have a perfect summer day here in Maryland.
This one feels like the day, crisp, sunlit, not too hot.
It's revised from a sky demo I did in class.

Trail through the Wheat Fields - SOLD

Trail through the Wheat Fields
Acrylics on Canvas Panel, 11" x 14"
SOLD.

I liked the reference photo for this one so much that I decided to use it for my meeting today with my private student. I've done it in oils before, but the acrylics turned out okay too.

Trail Away - SOLD

Trail Away
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Just as I was sitting down to paint this afternoon, a thunderstorm blew through, and we lost our power. I decided to tilt my easel to the dim light outdoors and kept painting. Not too bad for not having lights, though the colors are a bit off, predictably.

Impressionistic Flowers Two - SOLD

Impressionistic Flowers Two
Acrylics on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

As often happens, when someone sees a painting, but it's sold, and I do a second one, it just doesn't "sing" to them the way the first one did. I did this one today for a collector who liked yesterday's sketchy floral, but this one didn't sing to her. Maybe someone else will like it.

Two Summer Landscapes - SOLD

Summer Hillside
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Mountain Grasses
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

I am pretty happy doing these summery landscapes right now. So you'll probably see a few more. Like the clouds and sky series, it feels good to concentrate on one genre for a bit.

Path on the Hill- SOLD

Path on the Hill
Oil on Canvas Pane, 11" x 14"
SOLD.

I am so thinking summer time. Doesn't this feel like June or July?

Impressionistic Flowers - SOLD

Impressionistic Flowers
Acrylics on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD.

Someone from class requested "Impressionistic Flowers" last week, so this is what I came up with. The doing of it, with big brushes and swishes of paint, is not hard, but I'm expecting the "teaching" of it to be a little more tricky.

Field Sheds - SOLD

Field Sheds
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14"
SOLD.

Blogger and I are finally getting along again, thanks to my friend, PJ, a computer guru.
(Don't we need these talented folks!)
Nice to be able to post again.
Thanks, PJ!